Are spouses of chronically ill partners burdened by exerting health-related social control?

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1109-1119

  August, Kristin J ^a   Rook, Karen S ^a   Parris Stephens, Mary Ann ^b   Franks, Melissa M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

burden; chronic illness; marriage; social control; type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHRONIC DISEASE; COST OF ILLNESS; DIET THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSE; UNITED STATES;

AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; COST OF ILLNESS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80053464463     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105311401670     Document Type: Article

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